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Properties of CaF2
 
 
CaF2
Calcium Fluoride
 
 
Description
 

Widespread IR application as spectroscopic windows, prisms and lenses.

Useful application in the UV as Eximer laser windows.

Available doped with europium as a gamma ray scintillator.

 
Properties
 
Apparent Elastic Limit (MPa) 36.54
Bulk Modulus (K) (GPa) 82.71
Cleavage Planes (111)
Density (g.cm-3) 3.18
Dielectric Constant 6.76 at 1MHz
Elastic Coefficient C11 164.0
Elastic Coefficient C12 53.0
Elastic Coefficient C44 33.7
Hardness (knoop) (100) direction 158.3
Melting Point (°C) 1360
Molecular Weight 78.08
Poisson Ratio 0.26
Reflection Loss (%) 5.4 at 5µ (2 surfaces)
Refractive Index 1.40 at 0.5µ
Restrahlen Peak (µ) 35
Shear Modulus (G) (GPa) 33.77
Solubility (g/100g H2O 0.0017 at 293K
Specific Heat Capacity (J.kg.m-1.K-1) 854
Structure Cubic
Thermal Conductivity (W.m-1.K-1) 9.71
Thermal Expansion (K-1) 18.85 X 10-6
Transmission Range (µ) 0.13 at 10.0
Youngs Modulus (E) (GPa) 75.8
 
 

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